In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westhorpe like this:
WESTHORPE, a parish in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 1¾ mile W of Finningham r. station, and 7 N of Stowmarket. Post town, Finningham, under Stow-market. Acres, 1,322. Real property, £2,211. Pop., 227. Houses, 53. The property is much subdivided. W. Hall was the seat of the Duke of Suffolk, in the time of Henry VIII.; and was taken down in 1760. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £350.* Patron, the Rev. A. K. Harlock. The church is good; and there are a parochial school, and charities £22.
Westhorpe through time
Westhorpe is now part of Mid Suffolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Suffolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westhorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westhorpe in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7864
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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